Apparatus for making laminated pulley units



June 17, 1930.

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APPARATUS FOR MAKING LAMINATED PULLEY UNITS 6 Sheets-Sheet W. T. HENSLEY El' AL Filed May 51; 1927' Tcn June 17, 1930.

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APPARATUS FOR MAKING LAMNATED PULLEY UNITS n Filed May 31. 1927 E nl,...

Patented June 17, 1930 f UNiTEQIsTars WILLIAM im. nnivsrair, or INDLa1\;rA1 oLrrs',

rumana, ann ROBERT' n. Lnvvrsif or .v y ori-ics CLEVELAND, O-IIO;V SAID LEWIS ASSIGNOR TO SAID I-IENSLEY yllerenar'Us FonMA'KINe LAMINATED rULLnY UNITs Appiicaeonalea May si, i927. sel-iai No. 195,364.

This *invention relates 4to apparatus forassembling sheet material, and it particularly relates to improvementsjin the mecha nism for assembling sheet material disclosed in United States Letters Patent No.y y1,574;- 481 that issued to William T.l Hensley on February 23', 1926. n

In the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, a mechanism is provided which l@ is particularly adapted to fabricate a paper strip anda metal strip or two paper strips and assemble the same for'the formation of laminated pulley unita Y The strip frequent-ly termed herein y the paper Istrip may consist of any-fibrous ma-` terialhaving la definite grain, suchl asstravvboard andi f the like. However, there vare other fibrous materials that may be employed. During the formation ofthe lami- 2D nated pulley unit-s it is often desirabley to cross the lgrain in the various layers to insure greater strength' in the body of the fibrous material and to increase resistance against W'ear on the frictional surface of the' `f 25 finished pulley, f

Similarly in the embodiment herein shown, the strip from Which the relatively hard centers for pulley units are fabricated is termed the metal strip though it is "3'0 obvious that it may be a relatively hard fibrous `stripfor any 'otherl relatively dense Y material to increase the density of the "center of the completed pulley and to form a relaf tively 'hard core.

In theassembly of sheet material where tivo different types of material are assembled i'nto units, itis sometimes desirable to groupV the material in different relations as regards thefsuccession of superposed sheets 40 In accordance With vthe present invention apparatus is proposed for temporarily arrestingthe feed of material from one source relative to the supply of material from vthe other source in accordance With a prear- 215 ranged succession. y

Itis also desirable in the assembly of blanks of grained sheet material to super' pose the successive blanks of `material With the grain thereof arrangedk inA a predeter-r mined angular relation in order to provide the most desirablev qualities, such as Wearing surface, uniform strength, etc., in the resulting assembled units. One of the objects of this invention i-s to provide means forvfeeding a series of strips of sheet material into zones Where the lmaterial is operated upon' by the machine to prepare it for assembly into units, and to so control the feeding of one of the strips that material from that strip Will be fed Ainto the assembly zone of the machine only'jat proper" predetermined intervals," differing from the feeding of the materia-l from the other strip intothe assembly zone Another object of the'invention is to pro'- vide mechanism for feeding strips of mate-y rial step by step longitudinallythrough the machine, and periodically interruptingy the feed of one of said strips relative to the feed of the other strips so 'that blanks from one of the strips are superposed upon successive blanks Afrom the other strip orupon every secondfor third successive blank from lthe first strip, or in any other predetermined relation thereto. f

`Another object of thevinvention is to'pro-4 vide an improved apparatus for stacking the blanks of grained material in a 'machine ofthe character proposed Whereby'the grain of certain of the blanks is arranged in angular relation with respect tothe grain of certainvotlier ofthe blanks. y

' An additional obj ect of theinvention is to provide mechanism controlled in a simpli-l fiedmanner for rotating the arboror receiv-4 ing member for receiving the blanks between certain successive depositions ofl blanks :cut from the strips to change the angular relation of the 'grain of the different blanks disposed upon the receiving'member. l

A further object of the invention isto provide a rotating mechanism for lthe arbor' or receiving member that positively'locks the member in each rotated position after each operation in order that the deposition of the`r blanks deposited thereon will accurately register on the arbor and 1n the desired relation With the succeeding blanks.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a controlled mechanism for partly roe directions.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a machine in which the method of severing and simultaneously depositing the blanks of sheet material on the receiving arbor disclosed in the aforesaid issued patent is utilized, and in which the blanks are arranged, by the operation of the machine, with the grain of successive blanks in predetermined angular relation.

Another object of the invention is to providev a machine in which the feeding mechanism is'adjustable and the shear mechanism is adjustable so that different widths of strips may be. used and different length from the same cut off to form proper sized blanks for the formation of a desired diameter of pulley. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means for depositing and pressing down successive blanks on the arbor or receiving member, so that failure of the assembly head to properly register with the receiving arbor will not damage the machine.

Other objects of the invention and advantages to be gained by practicing the same, will4r be apparent from the embodiment of theinvention shown in the accompany drawings wherein :y f

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a machine embodying the invention with the arbor or receiving 'member and a portion of the fabricating mechanism shown, some parts in section and with the assembly of units vbroken away for the sake ofclearness of illustration.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the machine shown in Fig. 1, portions of the machine being shown in section.

Fig. 3' is a vertical sectional View taken through the mechanism for fabricating the strips of sheet material, showing the die and other parts insection and the arbor or receiving member in place with the assembled units broken away to show the arbor and other parts of the receiving member. The reciprocating parts are shown in the upper or raised position. v

Fig. 4 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 3 withthe parts illustrated in a different operating, or downward, position.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through the axis of the receiving mechanism and taken substantially on line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

. Fig. 7 is a vertical seetionthrough Vthe receiving mechanism. f f

Fig. 8 is a top view of the interlocking plate the view being taken on line 8-8 of Fig.

Fig. 9 is a side elevational view section taken on line 9 9 of Fig. 10 showing the feed mechanism for the metal strip.

Fig. 10 is a vertical section on line v10-10 of Fig. 9. f *Y n Fig. 11 shows the feed controlling'ratchet wheel device of Fig. 9 in a'different operating position.

Fig. 12 is a modified form of control ratchet wheel device.

Reference Vmay be had to the above designated patent for a full description of the machine parts not particularly involved in the present invention. I Y

In the. machine disclosed'in the accompanying drawings the base 1 of the machine carries the frame comprising lthe side uprights 2 and the top cross piece 3. The crank shaft 4 is journaled in the side uprights 2. At one end of the crank shaft 4 the fly wheel 5 is carried and it may be driven from any suitable source Yof power, such as an electric motor (not shown). The fly wheel 5 is mounted to rotate freely on the crank shaft 4L and to drive the crank shaft when the clutch 6' is thrown into engagement by depression of the foot lever 7 The crank shaft is provided with cams 8 whichengage rollers 9 of reciprocating members 10 to which the ram-11 is adjustably connected by bolts 12. The cams 8 cause movement of the ram downward by engagement with the rollers 9. A counterbalance weight 13 is carried by the arm 14 which is clamped at its intermediate portion to the shaft 15, the latter being j our.- naled in the side uprights of the frame. In order to positively move the counterbalance weight substantially in synchronism with the movement of the ram, cam 16 lis provided which engages the roller on thearm 17, the latter being secured to shaft 15 to turn therewith, thus insuring the rollers 9 approxi-` mately following the cams 8 uponthe uppartly in ward stroke of the rain, the counterbalance ,y

weight 13 insuring a close contact between the rollers 9 and the cams 8 in all movements of the ram.

Similarly, the crank shaft 41- operates the i connecting rod 18 which is adjustably connected to the ram 18a which holds the punch 19 and causes the latter to reciprocate within the ram 11, as is customary in double acting presses of this typethere being suitable v Y shown in the drawings, this strip is the metal strip B and its fabrication will be hereinafter described. Y y Y 11 isa punch holder 20 t ya paper strip.l

Carried on the bed 21" of the machine is a bolster 22 on'which is mounted subplate 2 3 and the die :block 24 in Which the die holder 25 is mounted -to carry the die 26. The die 26 comprises a central member having a central perforation to receive the perforatingmember 28 and it also has openings for receiving the perforating members 29of thepunch 19.` Also mounted on' the die block 24 is' a bridge member 30 which isy cut away ati-30 intermediate its ends so that it is spaced from the die 26 toprovide a passage between the bridge30 and the die 19 vthrough which the paper vstrip A is fed. This strip A, as statedv in the aforementioned Patent #1,574,481, is preferably of strawboard or any other desirable material having'a definite grain. For the sake of clearness and convenience, inthe specification the strip A will hereinafter be referred to as The metal strip B passes over the' upper face'of the bridge 30 Where it is acted upon bythe tools carried by the punch holder 30 of ther-am 11.

The paper strip A andthe metal stripB are fed through the machine from different directions in order that'each strip may be operated upon vby the machine at different stations and the two strips then brought to-v gether to form the elements to be assembled on a receiving arbor of the machine. lt is desirable in some instances/to super-pose one metal blank upon each fibrous blank, and in other instances it is desirable to superpose'a metal blank only onevery'second or every third fibrous yblank, or in some'other desired sequence.l

In'order to accomplish this result, an improved form of feed mechanism for intermittently advancing the metal strip B 'is proposed so that the metal strip is advanced .only vizvith'every other cycle offoperation of the punch or in other `desired sequencerela` ftiveto the advance of the paper strip, the

feedmechanism for the paperV strip'being of any suitable character adapted toadvance the stripin step by step movement'through the operating stations of the machine.

They feeding mechanismrk for the paper strip A has been carefully described in the aforesaid prior patent."l So `faras the pres# ent invention'is concerned, itis unnecessary to go into lthis feedingy mechanism vforthe ,paperI strip A-in greater detail.' Anylsuitable feed for this strip of material may `be used kin'. the machine herein disclosed. The feeding mechanism forthe metal strip, however, hasy certain novelfeatures which now will be described'in detail, itfbeing runder stood, however, that the reciprocating con'- inecting rod 31 for actuating the' feeding mechanism for the metal str-ip Bis preferably-although not necessarily, controlled-by the same cam arrangemen'tA that actuate'sZ the vA corresponding dog 52that alsor hasa toothed pressure foot53 and Ythat. is other.; )wise ls imilar'to the `dog 46, -iszzpivotallfy mounted`I between a pair" :of spaced uprights feed of the 36 that is pivotally mounted on the'frame' of the machine. AThemember l36 also has a paper strip AQiThe-'object of thisy 1s to synchronize the movement of the` an arm 37that actua-tes the connecting rod 33 that controls the feeding of the paper strip A, and an arm 38 that actuates the connecting rod 31 through the operation of transmission 'assembly 39 for controlling the intermittent feed of the'metal strip B. The feed mechanism for the lmetal stripy B is shown in detail in Figs 9, k10, 11f and 12 of the drawings which are now particu@ larly referred to. "In general, the" feeding mechanism embodies vay -reciprocating car# riage 40 that has a suitable rack 41'formed thereon that engages with a pinion 42I that is actuated by the reciprocating movement 'of the connecting rod 31 througha crank arni43. The reciprocating carriage moves -eol sponding reciprocating movement of the carriage-40.v Y The reciprocating carriage 4 0 has a pivotally mounted dog 46 that is secured on a transverse shaft47 by" a suitable set screw 48. Thedog 46 has a toothedpressure foot 49 carriedtherebyvth'at'serves to clamp the sheet B between a suitable platen Ofof the carriage and the dog tio/cause the sheet Vof material tobe advanced with 'each advancing movement Aof the "reciproc'atingv carriage when 'the dog46 isin its "clamping position. rThe dog 46 `is so arrangedk that, 'upon re, turn movement of the reciprocating car-- vturns to its initial `position kwith the dog slid- Ariage", thesheet B is released' 'bythe' pivotal,v movement ofthe dog, andthe carriage reing freely over the face of theY stripvof 54 that are carried "by theveirtension* of i the 'bolster' 22;-"The dog "5211preventsf return movement 'of' the strip-*of material B` but permits free advance movement of the strip of material.

The combination of the dog 52 that is carried by the frame of the machine and that prevents return movement of the strip B of'material, with the corresponding dog 46 thatV is mounted on the reciprocating carriagewould normally serve tov advance the material with each forward movement of tently operated by i er the' carriage as is well known in the art.

In view of the fact that itis desired vto superpose a metal .blank on alternate fiber or paper blanks, the feed mechanism for the metal strip is s o controlled by a Cam 55 that the metal strip is fed forward with every other movementof the reciprocating carriage rather than with each movement of the reciprocating carriage, the dog 46 being rendered inoperative during every other operation ofthe carriage in order to accomplish this purpose. Y

The mechanism for controlling Vthe dog 46 comprises the cam 55 that is intermita ratchet wheel 57 that is end vof the shaft 58 that 55. VThe pawl 56 is pivpawlV 56 and mounted on one carries the cam Votally mounted on a stationary support 59 -and has a suitable adjusting screw 60 for on the ratchet wheel in order that the lobes will be moved into operative position to release and render the dog 46 inoperative duringfa predetermined number of4 movements of the reciprocating carriage, or in accordance with some predetermined desired sequence of delivery of metal blanks to the delivered by units of lfibrous" blanks being the machine. ment of the ratchet vwheel and cam construction illustratedin detail in Fig.'9 and Fig. 11,'the number of lobes on Vthe operating cam is one-half the number of teeth on the ratchet wheel so that the presser foot is rendered -inoperative; for alternate movements of the Y reciprocating carriage 40.

` This structure maybe moreV clearly de-Y scribed by'briefiy setting forth the operation of this portion of the machine independent of the other operating parts. 71th Vthe forward movement of the reciprocating carriage 9, the stripfof Vsheet material .B is by the dog engaged advanced position yfthedog 52 -thatis mounted on the iframe of fthe machine.-

Upon" return. movement Offrthe reepfesatne the action of a suitable In the particular einbodi from the position shown in Fig.V

46 'Tand advanced by therecipro--V 'cation of.Vv the carriage 40 and locked in itsV carriage, the pivoted arm or pawlY 56 en-` gages the succeeding tooth ofthe ratchet wheel and moves the cam 55 through 4 5 degrees of rotation. This brings an operating lobe of the cam into'engagementwith mounted on the reciprocating carriage and thereby lifts the vdog 46 freefrom engagement with the sheet material. The latch Adevice or plunger 63 registerswith one of the depressions 62 and holds thev ratchet wheel and cam 5.5 yin this position until again positively actuated. With the next forward riage, the carriage moves independently of ythe strip of material since the dog 46 remains in the lifted position during the forward movement of the carriage. Advance movement of the strip therefore does not occur with this movementof the reciprocating carriage.- Upon the return movement of the reciprocating carriage the pawlj56 engages the next succeeding tooth ofthel ratchet wheel, moves the ratchet wheel through another 45 degrees to a Vposition where the cam 55 disengages the dog 46 and permits the dog to return to its operative position shown in Figj9. In Ythis manner the reciprocating carriage feeds the strip of material forward through the ma- 7() the coacting face of the dog 46 that is movement of the reciprocating car- Y Y chine only upon alternate movements. A`

suitable handle 64 for manually rotating the cam 55 to arrest movement of thestripB is mounted on the cam shaft.

It will also be appreciated that the number of movements through which the recipzrocating carriage is rendered ineffective may be controlled by changing the number of lobes of the control .cam relative tothe number of teeth in the ratchet wheel to thereby regulate the number yof metal plates that aresuperposed'on the plates of paper or other fibrous material in building up the assembled bodies.v A' particular. form ofV cam that causes thereciprocating carriage.l

to feed the sheet material forward for three terposing of metal sheets mannerby changing therelativenumber of one lobe .125. f on papensheets .may readily Ybe controlled inf any ,desiredVv teeth on the ratchet wheel and cam. This 'i is merelya'matter of computationV as to the relative number of metal'platesthat are to be superposed on a definite number of the fibrous plates, and the relation of thesuperposition of these plates. lt will be appreciated also that this form of advancing feed may be used with other types of machines independent of the character ofthe sheet material that is being fed thereby.- The metal strip B is fedr to various stations (not shown) where it may be notched or otherwise operated upon, as shown in said patent to William T. Hensley, No. 1,574,481, and it then passes to a position where the forward metal blank is located concentric with but abovel that portion'of the fibrous strip that is to form with the metal blank an assembled unit C.V In vFig. 4 the forward metal blank is shown sheared fromthe metal strip B and pressed down upon and into the surface of the paper stripto secure Vit to the paper strip, as described in said patent to William T. Hensley, No. 1,574,481, and also in this position the paper and metal are perforated witha center hole and suitable rivet holes through which rivets or dowels be subsequently passed for securingy the units together .to form pulley assemblies. The paper portion of the unit C is not severed from the strip A, however, until it is carried forward, with the metal plate attached to it, to a position designated e and thence to a position designated f. The unit C, whenadvanced to `the position f is concentric with and above ythe assemblyarbor 100. For certain 'subsequent operations of the machine the metal blanks may or may notbe added to the paper blank as heretofore explained.

The shear `101.is mountedk for adjustable movement longitudinallyv with respect to the strip A, so that it may be adjusted to sever blanks or unitsy of various lengths'from the strip A. -In this way, different widths of strips maybeec'onomically `used for building up assemblies of blanks for different diameters of pulleys. The lower shear blade holder ,104 is adjustably carried. by the guides 102EL (Fig. 6) on the forwardly eX- tending arms 103 and the upper shear blade holder 105 is similarly adjustable along the overhanging portion 111` of `the ram '11. The lowerV shear blade holder 104 carries guide posts 106 which are received in the socket portions 107 of the upper 'shear blade holder to insure rigid guided operation-.of the shear blades'upon reciprocati'onf'of the press. The shear blades 108",y and 109 are eachY detachablysecured to the shear blade holder.y Upon reciprocationl of the press the vportion 111 of the ram descends andthev shear blade 108 passes'the` shear blade 109 thus cutting oli' a vunitfrom'the paper strip A. Further `downrward`-'movement of'y the ram causes the/unitjto be pressed onto the -be readily adjustable vertically by means y,

of the hand-wheel 115 and the screw y116, the ylower end of `which is suitably received in a socket formed in the base portion 1`a of the machine, the upper end of the screw 116 being secured to the table 112.

Adjustably carried bythe table 112 is the base member 117 which forms a support .for the arbor 1nechanism,-which is caused to Vrotate degrees on each reciprocation of the press, as hereinafter shown. -The table 112 has a carriage 112@ that is adjustable longitudinally with respect to the strip A in order that it may be concentrically located to receive the sheared units of 'the' desired dimensions vfrom the strip A. This carriage is held in adjusted position by means of' bolts 112. The base 117 has journaled 'therein a shaft 118 to which is secured for rotation therewith a bevel gear 119, the endskk of the shaft being journaled in suitable bearings 120 carried bythe member 117. Vertie C'- cally journaled in the member 117 is a shaft 121 to which is keyedy the bevel gear 122 member 117 is outwardly lianged at its upper portion 123 to form a seat for the table 124 which is mounted'for rotation with the shaft 121. In the upper portion of the table 124 suitable undercut guides 125 are formed; to receive theguide flange 126 of the arbor base 127. Carried by the' arbor base 127 is T105` the" arbor memberV 100 that has guides 129 adapted to be received in the rivet holes formed by the machine in each pulley unit C.

which meshes with the bevel gear 119. The

t the forward A end of the 'l overhanging portion 111 of the ram 11 is a pair of clamp- F110 ing members 130 which clamp betweenthem an arm 131 whichis slotted at 132 so that the I,arm 131 may be adjustably clamped between clamping members 130 and'lthe'bolt` Y 1301. `At the lower end of the arm 131V is 'T pivoted a lilik 133 which isy freely rotatable 'abouttheshaft 118. Keyed'tothe shaft 118 is a ratchet wheel134 for rotation 'therewith. ACarried by the link 133 isa spring 1 pressed pawl 135 arranged to engagede- '1.20 tents 136'in the r'atc`rhet2134` to cause' step i by step rotation of the ratchet'fwheel134...l y j yI t will thus be seenthat upon-upward i vmovement of the ram llthe Varm V,131 will be moved upwardly and will cause ther-shaftVv 1181to rotate throughv the link 132 and the pawl and. ratchet mechanism.1,Rotation of the .shaft 118causes'. rotation of theV shaft 131. which inY tum-rotates. the table maand v1361 iii the arbor base 127 to which the arbor 100 and the guides 129 are'attached.

A suitable spring supported latching device 92 that is particularly shown in Fig. 3, registers with suitable depressions 93 that are formed in the coacting face of the rotating table 124 to accurately position the rotating table after each 'movement In order to more positively hold the table in each advanced position, and in order that the arbor assembly tongues 129 may properly register With the apertures formed in the sheet material that is fed thereon, a spring pressed and pivotally mounted interlocking arm 138 is employed. The arm 138, is jour.-

-naled in the base member 117 and is adapted .the control spring 144 causes the arm 138 to seat in the next succeeding notch 139. Y In this manner the table 124 is positively actuated any desired portion of a complete rotation aiid locked in adjusted position With each movement of the Vram 11 of the press. The removable arbor base 127 is held in its operative position by the undercut guides 1275 and bythe spring pressed detent 145 that seats in a suitable depression formed in the coacting face of the rotating table12'. This arrangement permits ready removal and replacement of the assembly arbor after it is properly loaded. The assembly arbor base 127 has av pair of guide lingers 129 that act in conjunction with the centering arbor 100 to position the successive sheets of material in proper registered and superposed relation on the arbor 100.

The assembly head 150, that is carried by Vthe ram 11,.lias a spring pressed presser iso foot 151 that exerts sufficient pressure on the blanks supplied to the arbor torproperly assemble them Without the vdanger of mutilating the arbor in the event that the plates to be assembled thereon do not register With the arbor or fingers.V The presser foot 151 has a hollow stein that receives the center arbor 100. Thestem has a sleeve'provided With a springY seating collar 153'and a helicalY spring 154 for holding the presser foot `against the assembly blank. A transverse pin 155 that Yextends transversely through the upperV portion of the presser foot also travels in longitudinal vslots 156 that are formed in a sleeve 157 that is carried by the rami-12. The transverse pinmaintains the presser .head in assembled condition and inv registered relation with theV arbor fingers.

leading metal blank arrives at the vperforatv. ing station overlying the paper strip A, the

leading blank is severed from the metal strip and perforated and assembled With the paper f strip 'with Which it thereafter travels, the feed control for the metal blank being so ar ranged that the metal blanks are deposited only onfalternate paper blanks as Will be understood from the preceding description. After the severed metal blank is assembled Witlivthe unsevered paper blank, the paper i blank is carried forward by the movement of the strip to registering relation with the receiving arbor. It is then severed from the strip and'is pressed down vupon the lingers and centering pin or receiving arbor.- With f* the returnV movement of the stacking head, the receiving arbor is `rotated about the axis of the centering pin and locked in the rotated position by means of the latch 138. The rotation of the arbor occurs With each operation of the stacking head and this causes the; grain of the successive paper j blanksl that are stackedonthe receivingarbor to be arranged iii quadrature. VThe advantages of so arranging'the grain ofthe paper blanks Will be obvious to those skilled in the art and the advantage' of carrying the assembled paper and metal blank er the paper blank to a station directly overlying and registering With the stackingV arbor bei;

fore the blank is severed from the strip Will also be obvious. with a desired number of `paper blanks, it is removed and replaced With `an unloaded arbor. 1

From the above description of the machine and its operation, it Will be seen that the machine embodies mechanism that 'feeds a strip or series of strips of material longitudinally through the machine and periodical- 'l ly interrupts the feed of eachstrip so that there is an interval of rest for each strip at After the arbor is loaded certain operating stations, Y during vwhich.

time centrally arranged perforations are 'formed inthe arrested strip. This .results Yin the formation of a series of centrally disposed perforations in the strip vvliich V'are Vmoved -to a successive position Where they yoverhang and register With a stackingmem ber.l A severing member that Ais actuated fila fr synchronously with said punching member upon each stroke thereof severs like plates from the said strip at a point equidistant from said perforations whereby the plates are accurately registered With the assembly arbor and then positively deposited thereon by operation of the stacking head. llurthermore, the feed of one of the strips'is periodically arrested during one or more complete cycles of the machine in order to determine the order of superposition of the blanks from one strip relative to the blanks from the other strip. The machine also arranges the grain of the successive blanks at an angle to each other While utilizing all of the advantages of having the blanks centered over the stacking member before they are severed from the remainder of the strip.

lThe advantages of providing a machine operating in accordance with these principles and the method of operation employed in the stacking of the laminas offer particular economies in the manufacture of the units and provide a materially improved resulting structure because of the particular arrangement of the grain of the individual plates as will be apparent'to those skilled in the art. r1`he flexibility of the machine in the formation of stacks of plate units fromv strips of material of different Widths and the assembly of the metal lamineeJ with the libre laminm in any desired relation, is of particular importance in the art.

Furthermore, it is to be understood that the particular forms of apparatus shown and described, and the particular procedurel set forth, are presented for purposes of eX- planation and illustration and that various modifications of said apparatus and procedure can be made Without departing from our invention as deiined in the appended claims.

What We claim is:

l. A machine for assembling blanks of grained fibrous material comprising means for moving a strip of the material in step by step relation through the machine, means for suitably perforating the material to provide a plurality of symmetrically disposed apertures therein, shearing means for severing the perforated blank of material from the strip and for depositing the same on a stacking member, a stacking member having guides adapted to enter certain of the apertures formed in said blanks, and means for rotating the stacking member a predetermined degree following each deposition of blanks thereon.

2. A machine for fabricating strip material into an assemblyof'blanks that comprises means for advancing the material in step by step relation through operating stations of the machine, means at the operating stations for perforating the material, shearing means for severing blanks from the material, a stacking member having a plurality of guides, means fork locking the stacking vmember Ainto position underlying the leading unsevered blank of material With the guides of the stacking member in registered relation witl the apertures formed in said strip material, means for 3. A machine for severing and assembling units of strip material lvvhich comprises means for feeding a strip of material through the machine in step by step movement, means for fee-ding a second vstrip Yof nate ial through the machine from a different direction in step by step movement, means for arresting the movement of the second s `rip relative to the irst stripin predetermined relation With the movement of the first s4 means for severing blanks from said ips, and means for assembling the severed banks in stack .formation 1l. A machine for severing and assembling units of strip material which comprises means for feeding al strip of material through the machine in step by step movement, means for feeding a second strip of material through the machine from a different direction in step by step movement, means for arresting" the movement of the second strip relative to the first strip in predetermined relation with the kmovement of the first strip, means for severing blanks from said strips, means for assembling the severed blanks in `stack format-ion, and means for changing the angularity of grain of the deposited blanks K relative to the blanks being deposited in the stack.

5, In a machine of the character described, the combination of means for delivering symmetrically perforated blanks of strip material to a stacking station, a stacking member having a plurality of guides adapted to underlie the blank of material at its aforesaid stacking station, shearing means for severing the blank from the strip of material While the perforations thereof are in registered relation with receiving lingers of the stackino member, means for positively stacking the material on said assembl7 member, and means for successively rotating' said assembly member a predetermined degree after ach certain number of depositions thereon. f

6. ln a machine for ass mbling blanks, the combination of a turntable, a holder supported thereon, means for imparting a step by step turning movement to the turntable, mea-ns for feeding material, and means for cutting blanks from said material and depositing them in the holder during the intervals between successive step by step move-ments of the holder.

7. In a machine for assembling blanks, the combination of a. turntable, a holder supported thereon; means for imparting a step by step turning` movement to the turn table, means for feeding material, means for cutting blanks from said material, and means for transferring the blanks to the holder.`

8. A machine for kassembling blanks oiE grained {ibrous material, comprising means tor moving a strip of the material through vthe machine in step by step relation, a stacking member, means for cutting a blank from said strip and depositing the same in said stacking member, and means Jfor rotating said stacking member a predetermined degree following eachV deposition of blanks thereon.

In testimony whereof We afx our signatures.

WILLIAM T. HENSLEY. ROBERT I-I. LEIVIS. 

